Section: Warfare Variables
Subsection: Military Technologies Projectiles

Self Bow

The absence or presence of self bow as a military technology used in warfare. this is a bow made from a single piece of wood (example: the english/welsh longbow)  

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Variable Definition
Polity The Seshat Polity Name
Year(s) The years for which we have the data. [negative = BCE]
Confidence Inferred : The value is inferred.
Suspected : The value is suspected (Expert Check Needed).
Evidenced : The value is backed up by sufficient evidence.
Disputed? No : No disagreement among scholars.
Yes : There is disagreement among scholars.
Expert? : Not yet Checked by a Seshat Expert.
: Checked and accepted by a Seshat Expert (or RA).

Variable Definition Choices
self_bow The absence or presence of self bow for a polity. - present
- absent
- unknown
- Transitional (Absent -> Present)
- Transitional (Present -> Absent)

# Polity Year(s) Self Bow Description   Edit
21
(Hephthalites)
Full Year Range of Hephthalites is assumed.
[408, 561]
absent
None
22
(Tocharians)
Full Year Range of Tocharians is assumed.
[-129, 29]
absent
None
23
(Western Jin)
Full Year Range of Western Jin is assumed.
[265, 317]
present
None
24
(Hmong - Early Chinese)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Early Chinese is assumed.
[1895, 1941]
unknown
None
25
(Hmong - Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Hmong - Late Qing is assumed.
[1701, 1895]
unknown
None
26
(Jin)
Full Year Range of Jin is assumed.
[-780, -404]
present
None
27
(Northern Song)
Full Year Range of Northern Song is assumed.
[960, 1127]
absent
None
28
(Early Qing)
Full Year Range of Early Qing is assumed.
[1644, 1796]
present
None
29
(Late Qing)
Full Year Range of Late Qing is assumed.
[1796, 1912]
present
None
30
(The Old Palace Crete)
Full Year Range of The Old Palace Crete is assumed.
[-1900, -1700]
unknown
None
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